Tuesday January 06th 2009
By the end of 2008 Terence will have shot over eighty broadcast hours of High Definition prime-time television drama in this year alone, the equivalent of forty two-hour movies, quite a record!
He currently alternates between the two major French television series. 'Seconde Chance' a new series on TF1 is based at the SFP Studios just outside Paris and 'Plus Belle la Vie', the longest running and highest rated French serial drama, is based in Marseilles. The shows are broadcast daily and the shooting schedules are extremely heavy filming eighteen to twenty scripted minutes per day. The sets are huge and spread across four stages at each of the studios. In Marseilles, for instance, the main stage houses a street with a square and lanes off it surrounded by four story buildings, a bar, hotel offices, shop and houses.
For this particular type of production, Terence has developed a lighting technique and style that combines speed in setting-up with classic lighting and freedom of movements for the actors. So many television dramas imitate the American often over-lit and flat TV lighting but Terence systematically, on every series he works on, brings back contrast, shade and modelling into the 'look' of the series.
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'Genie in the House' series 2 (2007)
Now based at the BBC Elstree studios.
25th June, started lighting.
29th June, began shooting.
The kids are a year and a half older but still look great and are as enthusiastic as ever. This year the BBC Elstree studios were chosen offering us more space and a great lighting rig. We have the living room, Philip's den, kitchen, bedroom, landing, large lawn, drive and exterior house all as permanent sets plus plenty of room for swing sets (a variety of changing sets relevant to each story) and an special effects and chromakey area. Its also fun to be surrounded by Eastenders and Holby City and to have lunch next to characters that you think you know so well but have actually never met.
15 part BBC Television drama series produced by Mentorn. Filmed with a single Digi-Beta camera on location in Watford and Elstree, we shot two episodes per week, between nine and ten minutes per day. Directors: Rick Stroud and Lawrence Wilson. Produced by May Gibson. Exec producers Jo Ward and Elaine Sperber
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Lisa et le Pilot D'Avion - Extract
French Feature Film shot on High Def. in Paris. Director/ Writer Philippe Barassat Starred Rachida Brakni and Eric Cantona.
Having written a host of successful screenplays, this is Barassat's second movie as Director following "Le Necrophile" which Terence shot in 2004.
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This film is featuring at forty international festivals from February this year and enjoying huge success having received six awards to date including 'Best Film' in Korea and 'Best First Film' at St Petersbourg.
Filmed on 35mm in Paris, this charming, little, "very French" film was written and directed by Yohann Gloaguen and produced by Agence Mercredi et Cour(a)miaud, Paris.
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In March, Terence finished shooting on High Def. the title sequence for "Genie in the House", a 26 part sit-com about two sisters and their dad plus a Genie.
Terence shot the series using 4 Digi-beta cameras averaging nine minutes screen time each day.
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You can also check it out at www.genieinthehouse.com
Having already shot several feature films, the early eighties saw the birth of the Music Video with Terence playing an innovative role in the development of this new art form. Terence has, to date, filmed over three hundred music videos for artists such as Tina Turner, David Bowie, Elton John, Mick Jagger, Hall & Oats, Eric Clapton, Freddy Mercury, Queen, Pink Floyd, Cliff Richard, Billy Ocean, Jonathan Butler, Status Quo, Divine, Elvis Costello, Suzie Quatro, Bucks Fizz, Talk Talk, Depeche Mode and Culture Club to name just a few.
Since then Terence has divided his time between Los Angeles, Paris, London and Kenya shooting movies, commercials, TV series and corporate films.
A short drama filmed on 35mm in England.
Writing / Directing debut for James (Jim) Weedon. Produced by Helen Hadfield for Bliss Productions, now The Bare Company, London.
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Filmed on 35mm in Paris and Nice, France.
Written and directed by Laurant Lufroi. Produced by U'Talkin'2Me Productions in Paris.
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Extracts from a French film shot on Super 16mm.
Written and directed by Philippe Barassat. Produced by Les Productions de L'Amour Fou, Paris
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M&M's | Centrepoint Soho | Labatt's | Showtime Channel | US National Lottery | Absolut Vodka
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During the late nineties, Terence spent much of his time in Los Angeles shooting movies and commercials including:
"Fly Boy" (1999)
directed by Richard Stanley
"Ballad of the Nightingale" (1998)
filmed in Cannes, France and Los Angeles starring Virginia Madson, Michael Madson, Maria Cochinoto and Harry Dean Stanton, directed by Guy Greville-Morris
From feature films "Ballad of a Nightingale", "Minuit Miniscule", "One last Flight", Honda, Heineken, Toblerone, BMW, Commercials plus some more Rock Faces
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Television Productions include:
"Genie in the House"
26 part Sit-com series co-produced by Nickelodeon, London and Canal J, Paris, produced by I Love TV, filming at Elstree Studios UK (2005 /6)
"Holy Smoke"
Live action comedy introductions for animation series of ten, shot on S16mm. Director Phil Ox, Producer Alan Marke for Channel X Ltd. BBC production, London (2004)
"Ker Ching"
a 15 part BBC production, directed by Ben Fuller and Nick Wood, produced by Paulette Randall.
Arnold Schwarzenegger's documentary on his campaign for Governor of California, produced by France 3, Paris.
"Painting Faces"
a documentary about painter, Ken Pain.
Lesley Garratt - Documentary about the singer for Artsworld UK TV.
Classical Musicians - Series of programmes for Artsworld UK TV.
"Heathcliff"
Cliff Richard's musical, for video sales, sold over half a million copies.